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produced by WGBH Boston, in American Experience, Season 32, Episode 4 (Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), 2020), 53 mins

Follow the story of Norman Borlaug, a man who not only solved India’s famine problem but would go on to lead a “Green Revolution” of worldwide agriculture programs estimated to have saved one billion lives.

Follow the story of Norman Borlaug, a man who not only solved India’s famine problem but would go on to lead a “Green Revolution” of worldwide agriculture programs estimated to have saved one billion lives.

Daniel Imhoff and Christina Badaracco, co-authors of The Farm Bill: A Citizen's Guide, speak with congressional staffers about the new farm bill and the implications of food policy. They are joined by Mike Lavender, Senior Manager of Government Affairs for the Union of Concerned Scientists' Food & Environment prog...

Daniel Imhoff and Christina Badaracco, co-authors of The Farm Bill: A Citizen's Guide, speak with congressional staffers about the new farm bill and the implications of food policy. They are joined by Mike Lavender, Senior Manager of Government Affairs for the Union of Concerned Scientists' Food & Environment program. Special thanks to the offices of Rep. Jared Huffman and Rep. Earl Blumenauer for helping arrange this event.

What has driven tens of thousands of Salvadorans to leave home, many for the U.S.? El Salvador's coffee beans suffered a devastating disease five years ago, and now face an even greater existential threat: climate change. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on how researchers there are trying to devel...

What has driven tens of thousands of Salvadorans to leave home, many for the U.S.? El Salvador's coffee beans suffered a devastating disease five years ago, and now face an even greater existential threat: climate change. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro reports on how researchers there are trying to develop a plant that can adapt to warming global temperatures.

Food Tank co-founder and President Danielle Nierenberg moderates this webinar featuring Michael Carolan, author of No One Eats Alone. Michael was joined by Alice’s Garden Urban Farm Executive Director Venice Williams and DC Greens Executive Director Lauren Shweder Biel. The panelists discussed how urban agriculture can used to close the social and spatial barriers inherent in our current food system.

Ever heard the phrase you are what you eat? Well, if you're one of the world's committed carnivores, it could be said that your eating habits are a significant contributor to the pressing problem of global warming.

Ever heard the phrase you are what you eat? Well, if you're one of the world's committed carnivores, it could be said that your eating habits are a significant contributor to the pressing problem of global warming.

Best-selling author and lifelong fisherman Paul Greenberg spends a year eating fish at breakfast, lunch and dinner to help answer the question: “What fish should I eat that’s good for me and good for the planet?”

Best-selling author and lifelong fisherman Paul Greenberg spends a year eating fish at breakfast, lunch and dinner to help answer the question: “What fish should I eat that’s good for me and good for the planet?”

Do you know where your food comes from? Head behind the scenes with organic farmers and the urban farming organization, Not Far From the Tree, to find out where your food comes from. Urban people take a field trip and go country to better understand the origins of their food. Find out what community share agricult...

Do you know where your food comes from? Head behind the scenes with organic farmers and the urban farming organization, Not Far From the Tree, to find out where your food comes from. Urban people take a field trip and go country to better understand the origins of their food. Find out what community share agriculture is and discover a garden of hope which teaches city dwellers the importance of good food. The food we choose impacts the environmen...Do you know where your food comes from? Head behind the scenes with organic farmers and the urban farming organization, Not Far From the Tree, to find out where your food comes from. Urban people take a field trip and go country to better understand the origins of their food. Find out what community share agriculture is and discover a garden of hope which teaches city dwellers the importance of good food. The food we choose impacts the environment in many ways. The food production industry has undertaken radical changes in recent years. Everything from what we grow, to how we grow it, to biological engineering has forever altered the food production business. Learn about soil management, how to run an organic operation, where our food comes from and just how simple healthy eating can be.
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Field of Study

Food Studies Online

Content Type

Documentary

Contributor

Candice Batista, fl. 2011, Stornoway Productions

Author / Creator

Myra Dziama, 1972-, Candice Batista, fl. 2011

Date Published / Released

2017

Publisher

TMW Media Group

Series

Global Footprints

Topic / Theme

Ecology, Early 21st Century United States (2001– ), 21st Century in World History (2001– )